Hobart and William Smith Colleges - Academics News

Dean Speaks at Eyebeam

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Earlier this month, Professor of Political Science Jodi Dean was a keynote speaker at a recent event held at Eyebeam Art and Technology Center in New York City. On July 8, Dean joined film director Astra Taylor, artist John Hawke, and activist art collective Not an Alternative in a panel discussion on Participationism and the Limits of Co...

Sustainable Building in the Caribbean

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Think you're having a great summer? Three architecture majors, Kirby Benjamin '11, Alexandra Chase '11 and Ronald Martin '11 are spending 10 weeks in the U.S. Virgin Islands on St. John. They're not spending a traditional vacation relaxing at a resort, but rather living and working at Maho Bay Camps where they have the opportunity to learn ...

Social Norms in Philly

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Wesley Perkins, professor of sociology, and David Craig, professor of chemistry, gave several presentations at the 2010 National Conference on the Social Norms Approach meeting in Philadelphia, Pa., from July 11 through 13. The national conference has been meeting annually for more than 10 years and is entirely devoted to the social norms m...

How to Get to Sesame Street

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

For the second summer in a row, Myles Hunt '11 is interning with the Jim Henson Company in New York City, "made famous by the entertaining Muppets we all know and love." Upon the Company's request, Hunt returned to his internship from the previous summer, working at their new location in Long Island City, Queens. The move gave the Company a...

Broadcasting for Summer Leagues

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Thomas Goslowski '12 is spending his summer working as a radio broadcaster and weekly talk show contributor for the Geneva Red Wings and the Syracuse Salt Cats. The Red Wings are a member of the New York Collegiate Baseball League while the Salt Cats are a member of the Eastern Collegiate Baseball League. Both are summer wood bat developmen...

Training the Leaders of Tomorrow

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Like several other Hobart and William Smith students working in Washington, D.C. this summer, Caleb Campbell '11 is interning with a governmental organization. He is working for the Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization designed to revitalize the government. "President and CEO Max Stier realized that in a cou...

McCabe Awarded Fulbright

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Associate Professor of Education Helen McCabe has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship that will take her to Beijing, China to study disability in a nation whose reforming economy and society have dramatically improved the quality of life for much of China's population in the past 20 years. However, as McCabe explains, "People with disabili...

Le '11 Banks on Vietnam Internship

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Currently, Linh Le '11 is back home in Vietnam, but he isn't spending his last summer before graduation taking it easy. Le is working on a project analyzing the electric industry in Vietnam for investment opportunities and potential clients. He is also assisting his colleagues at the investment banking and private equity firm, Phoenix Capit...

Creating blue prints and elevations

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Jason Braverman '12 is assisting an architect this summer as an intern at Hopkins and Porter in Potomac, Md. An architecture and music double major, Braverman has been given a full workload, with a variety of tasks ranging from traveling to measure and photograph existing structures, to creating materials and models to present to the archit...

Wired for Research

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

"Think of the first iPod released, remember how big and boxy it was?" asks Associate Professor of Chemistry Christine de Denus. "Now compare that to the iPod shuffle, which is the size of your thumb and holds four gigabytes of music. Society today is demanding electronic devices that are smaller, cheaper, and have more memory." This summer...